ombrellino

American  

[om-bruh-lee-noh] / ˌɒm brəˈli noʊ /

noun

Western Church.

plural

ombrellinos

1. the white silk canopy held over the Eucharist while transferring it from one place to another, especially from the main altar to a side altar.

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Etymology

Origin of ombrellino

1840–50; < Italian: literally, parasol, sunshade

Example Sentences

Compression socks improve the natural calf muscle pump, which is the force that enhances the return of venous blood from the lower extremities to the heart, says Michael Ombrellino, a board-certified vascular surgeon for the Vein Institute of New Jersey.

From Washington Post

“Travelers who have a history of varicose veins, family or personal history of deep vein thrombosis should wear compression stockings when traveling,” Ombrellino says.

From Washington Post

In the interval between my two visits to Venice I took again some rooms at the Villa Bricchieri at Bellosguardo—the one just below your old Ombrellino—where I had stayed for three December weeks on my arrival in Florence.

From Project Gutenberg

The Blessed Sacrament was now to be carried round the lines of the sick, beneath an ombrellino.

From Project Gutenberg

I began to watch presently, almost mechanically, the little group beneath the ombrellino, in white and gold, and the movements of the monstrance blessing the sick; but again and again my eyes wandered back to the little figure in the midst, and I cried out with the crowd, sentence after sentence, following that passionate voice: "Seigneur, nous vous adorons!"

From Project Gutenberg